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i'm not a public policy guy, i'm not a washington insider. i'm a restaurant owner from houston, texas. so i can kind of tell you my kind of brief experience -- well, lifelong experience on this, but brief kind of political side of it is back in september of last year, um, every day in our restaurant we have what we call comida in which we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses and to our kitchen staff, talk about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table and not wasting. owning a restaurant's kind of like baby sitting, so it's kind of our moment to hit those points. and after that i had my longtime employee who's been with us over ten years, he came to us afterwards and wanted to talk to me about something. but i'd like to kind of tell you about this person before i start. over ten years ago, he came to work for our family's restaurant because his previous employer would not give him off on sunday to go to church with his family. very important part to note. i wasn't the job, it wasn't work conditions, it w
i'm not a public policy guy, i'm not a washington insider. i'm a restaurant owner from houston, texas. so i can kind of tell you my kind of brief experience -- well, lifelong experience on this, but brief kind of political side of it is back in september of last year, um, every day in our restaurant we have what we call comida in which we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses and to our kitchen staff, talk about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table and...
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then just this week we added washington state and then just -- they would do nothing at all. eventually, have a bunch more states jumping on and then the supreme court can say we have a national consensus trend and the rest of you states, you gotta get on board too. >> eliot: do you think most people would appreciate -- it makes it easier for supreme court and at some point makes it imperative for the supreme court to embrace rights that have bubbled up more organically. that's what we saw on election day with state referenda expanding the marriage. >> the ninth amendment talks about rights of the people. the 14th amendment talks about privileges and immunitieses of citizens. from the citizenry from the people at a certain point. new rights. at a certain point the supreme court says yes this has now become part of the national fabric and you other states have to get on board. think about, for example women's rights. there was a time when it was okay for government to discriminate against women and then in the 1970s a whole bunch of state constitutions added state eras as in w
then just this week we added washington state and then just -- they would do nothing at all. eventually, have a bunch more states jumping on and then the supreme court can say we have a national consensus trend and the rest of you states, you gotta get on board too. >> eliot: do you think most people would appreciate -- it makes it easier for supreme court and at some point makes it imperative for the supreme court to embrace rights that have bubbled up more organically. that's what we...
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what is unacceptable is how washington continues to screw over the american class. allen grayson was a former congressman and future congressman. great to have you here. talk to me about the grand bargain, as it's currently structured are you for or against it? >> entirely against it. there is a book called the shock doctrine. this is an article official shock, being introduced to justify policies you could not possibly justify on the merits. the polls clearly show that over three quarters of the population doesn't want any cuts in benefits in social security or cuts from benefits in medicare to reduce the deficit. what they want are cuts in the defense budget and end to the war in afghanistan to reduce the deficit. instead, what had we're seeing is this artificial creation right after we saw a real crisis, we saw a real crisis in hurricane sandy, and that was a real crisis, an artificial crisis is being instituted to steal from us, the middle class and to steal from people in need. >> it's so refreshing to hear a democratic congressman say that. not only do you hav
what is unacceptable is how washington continues to screw over the american class. allen grayson was a former congressman and future congressman. great to have you here. talk to me about the grand bargain, as it's currently structured are you for or against it? >> entirely against it. there is a book called the shock doctrine. this is an article official shock, being introduced to justify policies you could not possibly justify on the merits. the polls clearly show that over three...
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i'm not a public policy die, i am not a washington insider. i am a restaurant owner from houston, texas. i can tell you my lifelong experience on this but the brief political side of it. back in september of last year, every day in the restaurant we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses, kitchen staff, it took about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table. running a restaurant is kind of like babysitting so that is our moment to hit those points. after that, my longtime employee who has been with us over 10 years, he came to us wanting to talk about something. over 10 years ago, he came to work for our family's restaurant because his previous employer would not give them off on sunday to go to church with his family. very important part to note. it was not the job, the work conditions, the pay. he wanted to go to church with his family. it turns out he was one of the greatest employees we have ever had. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him for 10 years. he pulls me aside and says, "brad, i have a q
i'm not a public policy die, i am not a washington insider. i am a restaurant owner from houston, texas. i can tell you my lifelong experience on this but the brief political side of it. back in september of last year, every day in the restaurant we break bread with our staff, waiters and waitresses, kitchen staff, it took about showing up on time, putting the right amount of food on the table. running a restaurant is kind of like babysitting so that is our moment to hit those points. after...
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erskine bowles wrote today in "the washington post" and i quote... but throughout the campaign, president obama insisted that any deal must include tax hikes on the well-to-do. something this campaign senior as viser david axelrod emphasized today. >> he talked about it in debates and speeches. on the need for balanced deficit reduction that included some new revenues and he was re-elected by you know, in a significant way. but if the attitude is that, you know nothing happened on tuesday, that would be unfortunate. >> eliot: that seems to be house speaker john boehner's attitude toward any tax hike at all. take a listen. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly it couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it could pass the senate. so the votes aren't there. what i did yesterday was lay out a reasonable, responsible way forward to avoid the fiscal cliff and that's through putting increased revenues on the table but through reforming our tax code. >> eliot: for more on the perils of the fiscal cliff and the choices before us, i'm joined by ro
erskine bowles wrote today in "the washington post" and i quote... but throughout the campaign, president obama insisted that any deal must include tax hikes on the well-to-do. something this campaign senior as viser david axelrod emphasized today. >> he talked about it in debates and speeches. on the need for balanced deficit reduction that included some new revenues and he was re-elected by you know, in a significant way. but if the attitude is that, you know nothing happened...
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does washington concede something? important questions mr. obama will mull over in his second term. >>> now, our fifth story. turning the social tie. for the first time in history, voters voted to legalize same-sex marriage. voters okayed the legalization of marijuana. maybe the president will go along with it. all right. but then these ballot measures. that's the crucial question because colorado was a swing state. we know that. up for grabs. voters there supported the marijuana measure. he also won maryland, washington and maine. not all of those swing states. "outfront" tonight, john avlon, author of, "the victory lab". karl rove was credited with this on the republican side. it will get your guy elected did it work in colorado do you think? >> we do see from the quick look at the exit polls that there was a slightly higher turnout among 18 to 29-year-olds. campaign one issue on election, the top of the ticket drives turnout. you could see there would be people brought to the polls because young voters are interested in pot who might not b
does washington concede something? important questions mr. obama will mull over in his second term. >>> now, our fifth story. turning the social tie. for the first time in history, voters voted to legalize same-sex marriage. voters okayed the legalization of marijuana. maybe the president will go along with it. all right. but then these ballot measures. that's the crucial question because colorado was a swing state. we know that. up for grabs. voters there supported the marijuana...
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the in washington ask is17 will he reach out more?ome almost this pel lament. you can hear it on any street corner in will the in? will he spend more casual time with members of congres ice. >> i mean mymption, mark maybe this is me just i don't know, spitballing, but he does some -- there is some following his re-election, that he he grand hereerted outreach to republican leadership given how much he w beating states of america, that he knows how much the gridlock is not serving anybody we of howhimself with limited outreach to republicans and democrats. you could say have the baners and mcdonnells up to:< campmn david one weekend soon. it's going to take more sustained contact than just a few symboli and it's not something he's been willing to do up to now and not clear that he's -- he feels he needs to do it. now there'srom chief of staff to treasury secretary. he's a good deal maker and has decent relationships on the hill. he needs either a new chief of staff if jack moves new treasury secretary if it's someone else, a true amb t or vice president can do d
the in washington ask is17 will he reach out more?ome almost this pel lament. you can hear it on any street corner in will the in? will he spend more casual time with members of congres ice. >> i mean mymption, mark maybe this is me just i don't know, spitballing, but he does some -- there is some following his re-election, that he he grand hereerted outreach to republican leadership given how much he w beating states of america, that he knows how much the gridlock is not serving anybody...
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does washington concede something? important questions mr. obama will mull over in his second term. >>> now, our fifth story. turning the social tie. for the first time in history, voters voted to legalize same-sex marriage. voters okayed the legalization of marijuana. maybe the president will go along with it. all right. but then these ballot measures. that's the crucial question because colorado was a swing state. we know that. up for grabs. voters there supported the marijuana measure. he also won maryland, washington and maine. not all of those swing states. "outfront" tonight, john ave hon and sasha eisenberg. overall, karl rove credited with this on the republican side. put a ballot measure on that people care about, it will get people to the polls, get your guy elected? >> i don't think there was an organized move to put this on the ballot. slightly higher turnout for 18 to 29-year-olds in colorado than the rest of the country. campaign issues, they ten to assume that presidency at the top of the ticket drives turnout this is the type
does washington concede something? important questions mr. obama will mull over in his second term. >>> now, our fifth story. turning the social tie. for the first time in history, voters voted to legalize same-sex marriage. voters okayed the legalization of marijuana. maybe the president will go along with it. all right. but then these ballot measures. that's the crucial question because colorado was a swing state. we know that. up for grabs. voters there supported the marijuana...
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president obama back in washington. guess what? nobody's wasting any time trying to find a way to avoid the fiscal cliff dive. republican leaders on capitol hill sound like there's some deal making to be had had but will they end up on agreeing to just put it off for a few more months? >>> plus wlab do, what does a b dollars get you these days? it cranked out a ton of tv ads for the super pacs on both sides but was it all worth it in the end? we'll do a little autopsy on that. >>> cookie monster. new details on how the obama campaign's victory was driven by what's proving to be the most intensive online data mining operation in the history of political campaigning. >>> good morning from washington. it's about 1,150 days until the iowa caucuses. i kid. actually, i'm not kidding about the number of days. it's thursday, november 8th. 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. >>> right to my first reads. this is the white house's first full day back to work and there is no rest for the campaign weary. a slew of deadlines are c
president obama back in washington. guess what? nobody's wasting any time trying to find a way to avoid the fiscal cliff dive. republican leaders on capitol hill sound like there's some deal making to be had had but will they end up on agreeing to just put it off for a few more months? >>> plus wlab do, what does a b dollars get you these days? it cranked out a ton of tv ads for the super pacs on both sides but was it all worth it in the end? we'll do a little autopsy on that....
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up next at attention washington that group of smart, strong competent and then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate safe driving bonus check? what is that? so weird, right? my agent, tom, said... [ voice of dennis ] ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident-free... ...but i'm a woman. maybe it's a misprint. does it look like a misprint? ok. what i was trying... [ voice of dennis ] silence. ♪ ♪ ask an allstate agent about the safe driving bonus check. are you in good hands? plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel®, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders ha
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look, in terms of -- >> well -- against obama washington 2005 and started running for president. >> we have another star for me f >> i just want to say the hispanic members of the party, whether it's ted cruz, marco rubio, brian sandoval, susannah martinez, those folks are going to have a lot of pressure on them to reach out into their community because demographically the republican party is in a dead end. >> -- not on them. >> hold on. >> -- the big irony is there are more republican officials elected in new governors -- >> -- latinos on the party to listen to them. because they listen to them and say, please tell us how we can reach the voters. >> margaret hoover, mitt romney, what's his future look like? >> mitt romney has a life besides politics. he has a family -- >> $200 million. >> he has a lot of options. it's not like he has been a career politician and doesn't have anything else to do. >> newt gingrich? >> newt gingrich i think is going to be joining us. >> that's not his future future. that's his near future. >> that is his future. >> one point what erick said. the republic
look, in terms of -- >> well -- against obama washington 2005 and started running for president. >> we have another star for me f >> i just want to say the hispanic members of the party, whether it's ted cruz, marco rubio, brian sandoval, susannah martinez, those folks are going to have a lot of pressure on them to reach out into their community because demographically the republican party is in a dead end. >> -- not on them. >> hold on. >> -- the big irony...
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. ♪ report from washington, now, back to new york and "the five." ♪ >> r.e.m., if the end of the world is coming these people will be ready. and there's a new show, and features americans who are convinced the apocalypse is coming. >> i'm preparing my family for the total destruction. >> a devastating earthquake, a series of catastrophic terrorist attacks. >> on the doomsday scenario i'll be the only one standing there with another hundred pounds to lose. >> 241 pounds of cucumbers. >> and one for every individual in the house. >> and this is the life style we live. >> dana this is the second season of the show and that's with all that was in this nuclear age that we're in, weapons of mass destruction, and every other sentence and shows like this, isn't it about time for a show like this to emerge as a viable opportunity and a learning segment for america. >> it's a very popular show, i as hearing about it last year from a journalist, going to spend time with them and here is the thing for me, i don't have that much worry, but i appreciate that they do. i mean, they've mapped everythin
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. >> in washington, the big story today. they came, they saw, they shopped. tonight on special report black friday in america. stores all over the country opened early this morning or late last night to accommodate holiday shoppers. retailers typically make up 40% of annual revenue. and the nation's top retailer says it's the best black friday ever despite worker protests. and wal-mart workers picketed outside of some locations and we'll have a live report from wal-mart in maryland. more political turmoil in egypt. and took to the streets of cairo to protest mohammed morsi to give themself new powers and a look there and at the white house. a troop the incident at the gaza border and involves gunfire and one death. a special report from washington, now, back to new york and "the five." ♪ >> r.e.m., if the end of the world is coming these people will be ready. and there's a new show, and features americans who are convinced the apocalypse is coming. >> i'm preparing my family for the total destruction. >> a devastating earthquake, a series of catastrophic te
. >> in washington, the big story today. they came, they saw, they shopped. tonight on special report black friday in america. stores all over the country opened early this morning or late last night to accommodate holiday shoppers. retailers typically make up 40% of annual revenue. and the nation's top retailer says it's the best black friday ever despite worker protests. and wal-mart workers picketed outside of some locations and we'll have a live report from wal-mart in maryland. more...
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the question that people in washington ask is, will he reach out more? it's become almost this perennial lament. you can hear it on any street corner in washington. will the president be warmer? will he invite people in? will he spend more casual time with members of congress to start to defrost the ice. >> i mean, my assumption, mark, maybe this is me just, i don't know, spitballing, but he does some -- there is some gesture in the immediate weeks following his re-election, that he does -- not necessarily the grand bargain, but that there is a concerted outreach to republican leadership given how much he was beating the drum of a united states of america, that he knows how much the gridlock is not serving anybody well. >> he has a legacy of how he conducted himself with limited outreach to republicans and democrats. you could say have the baners and mcdonnells up to camp david one weekend soon. it's going to take more sustained contact than just a few symbolic things. and it's not something he's been willing to do up to now and not clear that he's -- he
the question that people in washington ask is, will he reach out more? it's become almost this perennial lament. you can hear it on any street corner in washington. will the president be warmer? will he invite people in? will he spend more casual time with members of congress to start to defrost the ice. >> i mean, my assumption, mark, maybe this is me just, i don't know, spitballing, but he does some -- there is some gesture in the immediate weeks following his re-election, that he does...
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he's the courage and tenacity to stand up to washington's reckless spending. he's the type of special that we need to restore fiscal discipline and champion job creation. if you ask me, america can expect great things from this man in the years to come. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm iowa welcome to senator marco rubio. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. so this thing beeps like that, i don't know what that means. cut it off, right? i'm really honored to be here. thanks for having me and governor for inviting me. i'm still new enough to be amazed that people so far from florida even care what i have to say. i'm glad to be back in this part of the country. you may not know this but i was here in this part of the country earlier in my life in 1989 and 90 i came to a small school. they're not around. it's not my fault but they're not. okay. maybe someone is not happy that college is not around but people ask me why did you go there? what brought you to northwest missouri. it was the only school in america that would allo
he's the courage and tenacity to stand up to washington's reckless spending. he's the type of special that we need to restore fiscal discipline and champion job creation. if you ask me, america can expect great things from this man in the years to come. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm iowa welcome to senator marco rubio. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. so this thing beeps like that, i don't know what that means. cut it off, right? i'm really...
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essentially in washington doing nothing is the output, is the kind of logical end of not degreing on anything. if nothing is done tax rates go up primarily on the wealthy and that's not something that the republicans want to see. john boehner is signaling what he wants is to get an agreement that all the spending and all of the bush tax cuts will simply continue on after january 1st. >> eliot: i hate to sound like a broken record, but i completely agree with you. the president gains strength by waiting. i've written this. you've written this. the bush tax cuts expire of their own accord and the president is sitting there with a tax increase on the middle class but then he turns to the republicans and says lower tax taxes, and how can they vote against that. there were twin scourges that were predictedded by the deficit hawks. one, we would have rampant inflation if we had continued deficit spending, and the other that interest rates would necessarily skyrocket. neither has happened. >> quite the opposite. the yield on a ten-year treasury is below 2%. the dollar is basically a safe ha
essentially in washington doing nothing is the output, is the kind of logical end of not degreing on anything. if nothing is done tax rates go up primarily on the wealthy and that's not something that the republicans want to see. john boehner is signaling what he wants is to get an agreement that all the spending and all of the bush tax cuts will simply continue on after january 1st. >> eliot: i hate to sound like a broken record, but i completely agree with you. the president gains...
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from washington, this is 35 minutes. >> it if you wanted to study predicate to see how this is a change in american politics, you could not have done a better than last night which i think we will look back at a political but also social and cultural milestone when they look in the mirror and says we are a different place than we used to be. we have a terrific panel. we will look at the implications of this, the two parties, for our economy, and for the society, but i want to start with three numbers that seemed to encapsulate the elections. 80, 39, 28. barack obama 180% of the combined the the minority voters, which -- barack obama won 80% of the combined minority voters. mitt romney, in losing, have the best showing among white male voters. will delve into this from every possible angle, but let me start with you, dan. let's talk about your thoughts about the implications of these results, both for the republican and minority voters, but also as an incumbent democrat president struggled and cannot in the and get to 40 percent support among the white voters. >> i appreciate starting th
from washington, this is 35 minutes. >> it if you wanted to study predicate to see how this is a change in american politics, you could not have done a better than last night which i think we will look back at a political but also social and cultural milestone when they look in the mirror and says we are a different place than we used to be. we have a terrific panel. we will look at the implications of this, the two parties, for our economy, and for the society, but i want to start with...
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he has been begged to come on to the national news show and he remains the hardest get in washington. but senator franken is always available to local minnesota media and he will surely pick up more editorial endorsements in minnesota for his first campaign and is also highly respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle because he does not fight for his place for the national media spotlight. he is known for a hard-working committee member. that is right. the only stand-up comedian is regarded as a serious man of the senate and minnesota voters now know that al franken did not did that so that he could get on tv more. and i have no doubt that they are going to reward him for that. when he runs for re-election. al franken was laboring under a rare burden when he became a freshman senator. he was more famous than almost every senator there. imagine how much better he was able to get along with his colleagues when they realized he was never going to take their seat on "meet the press" or any show they wanted to be on. by the time i privately advised senator franken, the special
he has been begged to come on to the national news show and he remains the hardest get in washington. but senator franken is always available to local minnesota media and he will surely pick up more editorial endorsements in minnesota for his first campaign and is also highly respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle because he does not fight for his place for the national media spotlight. he is known for a hard-working committee member. that is right. the only stand-up comedian is...
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♪ >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. the re-elected president did it today. he said what he's going to do. how he's going to lead. he's going to do it as a world leader entering into negotiations with conditions. those preconditions are clear. a tape back from the bush tax cuts from the top. this is it. it means people know we have a president now who's ready to stand his ground, for jobs, for growth, but not the bush/romney way. no more trickle down now that the people of this country have sent their message from the top up. he will be a democratic president. he will be fair on taxes. he will use those taxes to rebuild this country and educate it up to the tough competition we face in this 21st century. rock solid he is. backed again by a majority of the american people. indeed, re-elected as the only second democrat since the civil war with two majority elections. the other, of course, is fdr. with an updated mandate he is back. some ready to deal, others hiding in their bunkers, waiting for something, anything to save
♪ >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. the re-elected president did it today. he said what he's going to do. how he's going to lead. he's going to do it as a world leader entering into negotiations with conditions. those preconditions are clear. a tape back from the bush tax cuts from the top. this is it. it means people know we have a president now who's ready to stand his ground, for jobs, for growth, but not the bush/romney way. no more...
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washington state again with the votes to be counted. >> maryland. >> again tipping point moments where you have some of these--you could argue republicans be--we had a great 40 year run by using some of these social issues to divide our country right? well, first look at those 40 years the democrats carried about half of the elections. what i do know it set the republican partying to the way of the republican party of california, which is the party of nothing, it's the party of nada and it's an inherent issue that they have a problem on. given the religious conservatives have a certain view on this, and yet it will be inherently problematic even rudy giuliani, who was on television last night. i don't get them. i don't get the republicans. we don't want the state to decides except when it comes to gay marriage but then the state should not decide. we don't want people in our bedroom but on issues like this. >> gavin: and rudy giuliani is one of the principle supporters of sanctuary status of immigration. we'll come back and look at what a second term of obama looks like. >> (grunting)
washington state again with the votes to be counted. >> maryland. >> again tipping point moments where you have some of these--you could argue republicans be--we had a great 40 year run by using some of these social issues to divide our country right? well, first look at those 40 years the democrats carried about half of the elections. what i do know it set the republican partying to the way of the republican party of california, which is the party of nothing, it's the party of nada...
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voters approved referendum legalizing pot in washington and colorado. it's still against the law at the federal level, and the federal drug enforcement agency isn't happy. joining me now, jonna spilbor, former prosecutor now defense attorney. and arthur aidala. they will explain whether it's okay to toke up in these two states. you have got to love the governor of colorado. it is still illegal under federal law. so you tell me how they can toke up in colorado and washington state. >> you are familiar with a lot of these terms. i'll leave that alone. it should be known the governor was against this. the electorate came out 5% for it. in a state where marijuana use among children is going down and they are on this plight to be the healthiest state in the nation. let's talk about the federal prosecuting people who have one ounce of marijuana. it doesn't happen. anybody knows that the fed, the fbi, they are not doing street busts, corner bursts. this would have to go into effect by the distributors. so what's going to happen is they will try to set up distr
voters approved referendum legalizing pot in washington and colorado. it's still against the law at the federal level, and the federal drug enforcement agency isn't happy. joining me now, jonna spilbor, former prosecutor now defense attorney. and arthur aidala. they will explain whether it's okay to toke up in these two states. you have got to love the governor of colorado. it is still illegal under federal law. so you tell me how they can toke up in colorado and washington state. >> you...
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washington is obsessed with the deficit but the deficit wasn't the first issue that he talked about. the first issue he talked about was creating jobs and the programs that he wants to push through for job training and community colleges and the like to help raise people's income and, again, i think that's very true to the constituency that elected him that, yes, people want the long-term fiscal problem solved but right now they are still interested in making sure this economy keeps moving forward. and, again, without claiming he has political capital, that's an issue where i think he's aligned not only with his own constituency but with a lot of other people, too. >> even in victory he reaches for consensus, chris. >> that's absolutely right. and he has gone above and beyond, no matter what the republicans say, he tried so hard to get republicans on board with health care to work with him time and time again and they just rebuffed him from the beginning. we'll see if they behaved this time around. >> we'll see. thank you for your time tonight. have a great weekend. >> thanks, you to
washington is obsessed with the deficit but the deficit wasn't the first issue that he talked about. the first issue he talked about was creating jobs and the programs that he wants to push through for job training and community colleges and the like to help raise people's income and, again, i think that's very true to the constituency that elected him that, yes, people want the long-term fiscal problem solved but right now they are still interested in making sure this economy keeps moving...
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john boehner has the toughest job in washington. he is the ringleader. it is a complete three ring circus. >> did you want to jump in net tathere? >> we have read similar articles. they're all kinds of ideas and theories out there. the position of the house is that we would like to resolve this before the end of the year. if you let sequestration takes of that, there are things that need to be done specifically with the war act. you have to know your employees are at risk for losing their jobs. that window has long since passed. the department of labour put memos out to significant employers. no need to notify your employees. if you are going to take that risk, there is a lot of things that need to have already been done. from the position of the house, our intent is to resolve the fiscal clip with respect to sequestration as well as taxes before the end of the year. >> let's take another couple of questions. >> >> and the congressional correspondent for the hispanic outlook on higher education. i am wondering what you thought this election may have. i c
john boehner has the toughest job in washington. he is the ringleader. it is a complete three ring circus. >> did you want to jump in net tathere? >> we have read similar articles. they're all kinds of ideas and theories out there. the position of the house is that we would like to resolve this before the end of the year. if you let sequestration takes of that, there are things that need to be done specifically with the war act. you have to know your employees are at risk for losing...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> president barak obama will be at a veterans day ceremony at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> america ranks 29th now in the speed of its internet. we pay the highest prices in the world by far, by one measure we may 38 times what the japanese pay. if you have one of the triple pay packages you pay on average $160. in france you pay $38 u.s. and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries not just the u.s. and canada. you get worldwide television and your internet is 20 times faster uploading and 10 times faster downloading. all of these other countries understand a fundamental principle. in the 19th century canals and railroads were the key to growth as industrialization came along and touchdown move heavy things as steel. as the 20th century came along it was highways, and airports that were crucial to economic growth. now it's the information super highway and what does the industry say don't call it that anymore. >> the many ways corporations try to rob
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> president barak obama will be at a veterans day ceremony at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> america ranks 29th now in the speed of its internet. we pay the highest prices in the world by far, by one measure we may 38 times what the japanese pay. if you have one of the triple pay packages you pay on average $160. in france you pay $38 u.s. and you get worldwide calling to 70 countries not just the u.s. and canada....
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the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes kicked in january 1st if washington can't reach a deal. a lot of people fear it's going to be a repeat of what happened in 2011 when the republicans 4e8d the debt ceiling hostage to get what they wanted. but thing, i guess, you could say are a bit different. we are two days removed from a landslide victory, as well as a new 55-45 democratic senate majority. the president is also the winner of the popular vote. did you hear that, republicans? winner of the popular vote with the majority of the country supporting him. the only area in government where the democrats fell shot was in the congress, the house of representatives. the should be enough to deny president obama a mandate. mitch mcconnell made a statement saying the voters have not endorsed the failures or successes, simply given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do, together with a congress that restored balance to washington after two years of one-party control. now, not so fast. the actual number of votes cast for house seats favored the democrats by a half a millio
the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes kicked in january 1st if washington can't reach a deal. a lot of people fear it's going to be a repeat of what happened in 2011 when the republicans 4e8d the debt ceiling hostage to get what they wanted. but thing, i guess, you could say are a bit different. we are two days removed from a landslide victory, as well as a new 55-45 democratic senate majority. the president is also the winner of the popular vote. did you hear that, republicans? winner of...
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about a dozen of them visited washington, d.c. yesterday to advocate reasonable policies such as a clinton era top tax rate of 39.6%. considering the escalation we've seen on the incomes of the top 1%, they want a new tax bracket for anyone making more than $10 million a year. yes, these patriotic millionaires would like their own tax rates to go up. you have to be nuts to actually want to pay more in taxes? no. not nuts. in fact, you don't even have to do it as a matter of fairness. one patriotic millionaire told "mother jones" magazine he's acting in pure self-interest pointing out that the middle class are his customers and he needs them to be financially healthy. here's what it's come to. even some of those who would end up paying the most under proposed tax hike are starting to see the big picture. now, if only john boehner grover norquist and the rest of the mathematically challenged members of the g.o.p. would adjust their focus >> eliot: for the second day in a row violence has escalated. yesterday, israel in response to a
about a dozen of them visited washington, d.c. yesterday to advocate reasonable policies such as a clinton era top tax rate of 39.6%. considering the escalation we've seen on the incomes of the top 1%, they want a new tax bracket for anyone making more than $10 million a year. yes, these patriotic millionaires would like their own tax rates to go up. you have to be nuts to actually want to pay more in taxes? no. not nuts. in fact, you don't even have to do it as a matter of fairness. one...
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in washington, it is projected to pass. maryland is pro gay marriage, and the people of maine saying yes, we want to legalize gay marriage. i want to bring in evan glass, the chair for equal night maryland. i want to talk about those victories from last night. what is the difference between now and in 2004 as an example when they used gay marriage to actually beat john kerry putting ballot initiatives on there at the same time as the kerry-bush campaign? >> hi, cenk. i think since 2004 we've had a lot of conversations. people in the lgbt community has talked to their neighbors their coworkers, their family members and basically telling people who they are telling people their life story. it was much harder to ignore them and much harder to demonize them as well. so once members of the lgbt community start sharing who they are with members of the community, with their state with their country you change hearts and minds. when i talk to people about my relationship with my husband people look at me, they smile. they see we ha
in washington, it is projected to pass. maryland is pro gay marriage, and the people of maine saying yes, we want to legalize gay marriage. i want to bring in evan glass, the chair for equal night maryland. i want to talk about those victories from last night. what is the difference between now and in 2004 as an example when they used gay marriage to actually beat john kerry putting ballot initiatives on there at the same time as the kerry-bush campaign? >> hi, cenk. i think since 2004...
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is this washington atity worse? >> i'm not sure if washington at its worse. i think we might have seen worse which is horrifying but it is washington exhibiting pretty bad dysfunction, yes. it just makes sense for regulators to have access to information and to share information and not be competing competing -- that loft things off from each other and making matters worse than better. that's what we see time and time again. the one i guess positive out of all of this is the office of thrift supervision, the supervisor of so many failed firms in the financial crisis did go away. maybe there is hope. >> eliot: marginal process. having said that, we saw the same story at the rating agencies which should have been the ones able to peer into the books of mf global as things spiraled out of control, wait a minute. things are problematic but instead they continued to put a high rating on all of the paper that mf was floating. how can that happen after everything we've been through? >> you know, i think the rating agencies are the culprit in case after case and almo
is this washington atity worse? >> i'm not sure if washington at its worse. i think we might have seen worse which is horrifying but it is washington exhibiting pretty bad dysfunction, yes. it just makes sense for regulators to have access to information and to share information and not be competing competing -- that loft things off from each other and making matters worse than better. that's what we see time and time again. the one i guess positive out of all of this is the office of...
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bragg, back to charlotte, washington. that's 26 c.d.'s. but -- [laughter] -- i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea there's a president of the united states who has minimal interaction with congress. and particularly someone of his own party. when you -- you don't -- let's forget republicans. let's forget tea party people. let's forget that. just in his own party, wander around the hill as all of you do all the time and ask democratic members of congress how much personal interaction do you have with the president? ly have to -- i hate giving political credit for anything. but they had that piece back in may that pointed out the president as of may when that article was written had not had a single conversation this year with either kit conrad, chairman of the senate budget committee or tom harkin, chairman of the health, education, labor and pension committee. phone or in person, this year. now, you could talk about tea party and obstructionists and this and that. if you're not talking the compeem in your ow
bragg, back to charlotte, washington. that's 26 c.d.'s. but -- [laughter] -- i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea there's a president of the united states who has minimal interaction with congress. and particularly someone of his own party. when you -- you don't -- let's forget republicans. let's forget tea party people. let's forget that. just in his own party, wander around the hill as all of you do all the time and ask democratic members of congress how much...
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david walker was a guest on washington journal -- "washington journal" for 45 minutes. 2008, the chief auditor of thehe is now the founder and ceo of come back america initiative. you have been watching this process a longtime. how would you describe fiscal conditions in the country right now? >> poor and deteriorated. be referred about the fiscal cliff, which is supposed to happen at the end of this year. we need to avoid the fiscal cliff. we need to recognize that is a symptom and not the disease. the disease is a large and growing federal deficit that lies ahead. we have to avoid the fiscal cliff and build a bridge to avoid the fiscal abyss. host: what is your level of confidence the fiscal cliff can be avoided? guest: i'm cautiously optimistic. last week was rather disappointing. i think both sides really do want to avoid it. we need to recognize you cannot do a grand bargain in a lame- duck session. we ought to do something to demonstrate that we are serious about fixing these structural problems. we need to separate the wheat from the shaft between what should be extended and wha
david walker was a guest on washington journal -- "washington journal" for 45 minutes. 2008, the chief auditor of thehe is now the founder and ceo of come back america initiative. you have been watching this process a longtime. how would you describe fiscal conditions in the country right now? >> poor and deteriorated. be referred about the fiscal cliff, which is supposed to happen at the end of this year. we need to avoid the fiscal cliff. we need to recognize that is a symptom...
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our brand-new abc news/washington post poll shows an absolutely dead-heat. 48%. in the battleground states, a small but steady lead for president obama and it's in the battlegrounds especially those mid western states of iowa, wisconsin and ohio, where the candidates are making their closing arguments. >> the american auto industry is back on top. osama bin laden is dead. we have made real progress. but we are here today because we know that we got more work to do. >> the question in this election is this, stay on the course that we are on or real change? because we represent real change. >>> with that, let's hear from the campaign's top strategists. david plouffe and ed gillespie. david, let me begin with you. you have been steadily confident throughout this campaign. you saw our poll still absolutely deadlocked. 48-48. how can you remain so confident? >> well, george, we have always known that this was going to be a very close race. and it will be decided in the batt battlegroun battlegroun battlegrounds. we have an important lead in those states. we think we'r
our brand-new abc news/washington post poll shows an absolutely dead-heat. 48%. in the battleground states, a small but steady lead for president obama and it's in the battlegrounds especially those mid western states of iowa, wisconsin and ohio, where the candidates are making their closing arguments. >> the american auto industry is back on top. osama bin laden is dead. we have made real progress. but we are here today because we know that we got more work to do. >> the question...
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well i'm john berman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture the two thousand and twelve election is finally over as the last night turned out to be a big win for president obama and democrats across the country so what's next for the republican party and will republicans in congress finally start putting the country first and politics second that and more into the post election and later in the show we'll have a special post-election edition of your take my take live your chance to call in and ask a question or make a comment live on the air. you need to know this there's only one way to interpret what happened tuesday night and that is it was agonizing for progressives shortly after eleven pm last night the key battleground state of ohio was called for president obama pushing him over the two hundred seventy electoral college votes needed to win the white house but he didn't actually need ohio all eight battleground states went the president's way tuesday night and he also won the popular
well i'm john berman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture the two thousand and twelve election is finally over as the last night turned out to be a big win for president obama and democrats across the country so what's next for the republican party and will republicans in congress finally start putting the country first and politics second that and more into the post election and later in the show we'll have a special post-election edition of your take my...
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he could come to washington. [laughter] more than likely, he would have to go to moscow or someplace like that. allow the beginning of a political transition. let's be perfectly honest. the possibility of reconciling the various factions inside syria is infinitely lower than it was that when kofi annan was working on a plan. -- than when kofi annan was working on a plan. i would like to see him indicted at the hague. it is impossible for him to have impunity for the atrocities that were carried out there. >> back in the back. >> hello, i am from the world affairs council of new hampshire. i have a question about citizens knowing about the different cultures and government practices in each country. being a student, i talked to a lot of people from the middle east, and they told me that they do not understand how the government works in the u.s. and vice versa. >> i think that could be said about a lot of americans who do not know how the government works. >> the world is now learning about the electoral college a
he could come to washington. [laughter] more than likely, he would have to go to moscow or someplace like that. allow the beginning of a political transition. let's be perfectly honest. the possibility of reconciling the various factions inside syria is infinitely lower than it was that when kofi annan was working on a plan. -- than when kofi annan was working on a plan. i would like to see him indicted at the hague. it is impossible for him to have impunity for the atrocities that were carried...
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do just that tomorrow folks we're asking to go to their member of congress not everybody can come to washington and walk the halls of congress but tomorrow you can go to the p.t.a. web site download a letter that simply says to your member of congress let's move to prosperity not austerity let's cut the defense budget let's not only defense attorney medicaid let's move towards enhanced medicare for all so what can a person do give up a half hour of your lunch hour tomorrow download a letter go to a member of congress and the tradition of thomas jefferson and the committee of correspondence and deliver your message to congress and get through this filter of six billion dollars that was just spent to start that message that's what petey's about to link you in your community with those that are making the effort to put our government back to work for not just as we said the middle class but to defend those programs have a moral obligation so that's what people can do that starting tomorrow some sometimes i see. outside movements you know outside of politics movements that are totally disassociated
do just that tomorrow folks we're asking to go to their member of congress not everybody can come to washington and walk the halls of congress but tomorrow you can go to the p.t.a. web site download a letter that simply says to your member of congress let's move to prosperity not austerity let's cut the defense budget let's not only defense attorney medicaid let's move towards enhanced medicare for all so what can a person do give up a half hour of your lunch hour tomorrow download a letter go...